This morning at my CoCoRaHS station I measured 29.2cm of snow with a ratio of 6.2:1 on the snowboard. However in my driveway I measured 45cm of snow. My backyard is pretty exposed so to the true “flat snowfall” is likely between this 29.2 and 45. #NSstorm #nswx #HalifaxSnowStorm

Hammonds Plains 9:00pm AST update: 26cm on board in the backyard with 40cm avg in the driveway. Peak snow drift in driveway… 68cm. Blowing snow seems to have calmed down slightly I would give it >800m vis. #NSstorm #nswx

7:00pm AST update: 14.0cm on board in the backyard with 6-38.5cm in the driveway (not measuring absolute peak of the drifts btw) Additionally it’s been approx. 6 consecutive hours with low visibility in snow + blowing snow. Can’t see the neighbours behind me which are ~200m. #NSstorm #nswx

4:50pm AST update: 8cm on board in the backyard with 4-28cm in the driveway. Additionally it’s been approx. 3 consecutive hours with low visibility in snow + blowing snow. Can’t see the neighbours behind me which are ~200m. #NSstorm #nswx

Looking at radar looks like we’re actively getting Thundersnow in the onshore areas. Radar - @wxwise.app #NSstorm #nswx #Halisky

2:40pm update: Just went outside here in Hammonds Plains, and did a snowfall measurement. Currently on the snowboard I have 0.8cm down, in the driveway there is between 0.5-11cm of snowfall already. #NSstorm #nswx

Here in Hammonds Plains, visibility in snow and blowing snow is sub 200m. Keep in mind this is at my house and could be occurring in isolated locations. #NSstorm #nswx

@wxwise.app is showing that theres over 200K people affected by the Orange Storm Warning. Hopefully everyone stays safe and is prepared for the storm. #nlwx #KnowTheImpact

With the upcoming snowfall Wednesday, I was looking at the “impacts section” from @wxwise.app looking at the population it does seem to be skewed towards a Halifax population but the rest seems reasonable. #NSstorm #NSwx #Halisky

Just got back from running a few errands here in Hammonds Plains. Seen that’s it’s been snowing since ~1/2pm so I figured I’d take a snow measurement. Looking like at my place I got ~3cm of snowfall thus far. Here are also what the roads look like too. #NSstorm #NSwx #Halisky

At my place in Hammonds plains as of 7am this morning my storm totals were: - 30.5cm of snowfall (31.0mm of water) - Approx. 0.5mm of Freezing precipitation - average snowdrifts of 52cm. #NSstorm #Halisky

At my place in Hammonds plains (120m or 390ft in elevation) as of 730am I have had no snow and just ice pellets / Freezing Rain with currently trace accumulation but 1.6mm within the gauge. #nswx #NSstorm #Halisky

Just walked through graupel here at YHZ airport #nswx #NSstorm

As of 20:55AST (0055z) at my place in Hammonds Plains, I have a total of 7.7mm of freezing rain inside my rain gauge. Also did additional ice accretion measurements, average accretion at this time is 4.9mm of ice. It is still Freezing rain mixed with Snow also. #NSstorm #nswx #Halisky

As of 17:00 AST (1900z) at my place in Hammonds Plains, I have 5.6mm of freezing rain inside my rain gauge. Also did some ice accretion measurements, average accretion is 3.75mm of ice. #NSstorm #nswx #Halisky

Here’s a video of what Hammonds Plains Road looks like. You can see some pretty decent sized trees down on the side of the road. There was just too many spots for me to stop and take snaps so hopefully the video will suffice. Pt.1… #nswx #halisky #WindDamage

I’m out here in Hammonds Plain. This is a 4inch diameter tree that snapped at the base from last nights wind storm. Also another tree near it had multiple layers of bark blown right off of it. #nswx #halisky @ryansnoddon.bsky.social @yhzweatherguy.bsky.social

Heres some highlights from the recent storm that came through the Maritimes. Highest wind gust was 135km/h from Grand Manan, with a strong second place of 127 from Monastery. These strong winds also gave in excess of 185,000 households without power across the 3 provinces. #nswx #nbwx

A neighbour of mine just sent me photos of another tree that fell tonight in Hammonds Plains. Shared with me at 12:25am AST (04:25 UTC). Be careful if you are out there folks. #nsstorm #nswx #halisky @yhzweatherguy.bsky.social @ryansnoddon.bsky.social @allisteraalders.bsky.social

At ~605pm AST I seen a transformer blow up while driving to work. Called NS power and they said they would try to get someone out to fix it but couldn’t give an exact time frame. #nswx #nsstorm

Just had a power bump in Hammonds plains at 530pm AST. #nswx #nsstorm

Getting reports from neighbours that there are several trees downed with some near the road on Hammonds Plains road between Yankeetown Road and the intersection at Pockwock Road. I have to leave in a few hours so I can see if I can give an update. #nswx #nsstorm #halisky @mattbcbc.bsky.social

Comparing the GEFS and ECMWF Ensembles gives some insight into some of the challenges with this system coming up. This is the probability of wind gusts exceeding 64KT (~120km/h). Not only is the GEFS broader and stronger, but it’s faster in its development across the Maritimes. #nswx #nsstorm

For those of us in the meteorological community, this is a massive step forward. I actually cannot wait to experiment with the HGEFS. #NSwx @ryansnoddon.bsky.social @cyclone-fogarty.bsky.social www.noaa.gov/news-release...

@mattbcbc.bsky.social do we have a list of possible school closures today ? Trying to get onto HRCE’s for my mum in law but getting a 504 error from the site. Figured you might know

Just came in from snowblowing and did a snow measurement. Total snowfall in Hammonds Plains from this morning until 21:40 AST is 9.25cm. Looking at the MRMS scan of the radar estimates and using a standard 10:1 conversion we get ~11.9cm #nswx #NSstorm #halisky

I was browsing CoCoRaHS this morning, and this just goes to show how localized snow squalls can be and how quickly they can dump snow. In Turo there was a maximum of 32cm. #nswx #NSstorm #snowsqualls

From this morning, here in Hammonds plains I measured 3.25cm of snow with 0.9mm of SWE giving a 36:1 ratio… that means leaf blower time to clear the cars and driveway. #nswx #NSstorm #Halisky

Absolutely gutted the @nhlcanucks.bsky.social traded away Hughes, I was asking for his jersey for Christmas… #canucks @canucksarmy.bsky.social

Snow squalls from the Bay of Fundy is reaching us here in Hammonds Plains. Only started snowing consistently about an hour or so ago and already nearing 3cm. #NSstorm #NSwx #snowsqualls

@wxwise.app you guys have by far the best precip algorithm I’ve found on any radar products #nbstorm

At my place in Hammonds Plains this morning I recorded 2.25cm of snowfall accumulation with 1.3mm of water, this is giving a ratio of 18:1… if anyone is wondering what that looks like, well it’s leaf blower snow #nswx #nsstorm #halisky

At my place in Hammonds plains I recorded 1cm of snow with 0.9mm of SWE (~11:1ratio). Looking at the snowboard when I took a core sample there did seem to be an accumulation of ice under the snow. But the most interesting thing is actually the snow pattern on the driveway. #nswx #NSstorm #halisky

Here in Hammonds plains seeing now some wet snow, had a brief period where it looked like there was a mixture of freezing rain and now. You can see the freezing levels drop on CC as the snow moves in. #nsstorm #nswx #Halisky

Took an official CoCoRaHS ob at 730. Here are the details: - 2.3cm of SN last night (3.1mm of water, 7.26:1 SLR) - 1.3cm of SN/PL this morning (3.1mm of water, 4.2:1 SLR) - Total Gauge catch, 54.9mm #NSstorm #NSwx #Halisky

Light Flurries have begun @12:57 AST (16:57 UTC) in Hammonds Plains. Ground is cold, visibilities are currently good. #NSstorm #NSwx #Halisky

Just had a good 3min shower of GS here in Hammonds Plains. When I measured them with callipers most were only about 3mm though I did have some near the 6-7mm size as well. #NSstorm #NSwx #halisky

Got some good heavy frost here in Hammonds Plains, the ground is starting to get tough too. #nswx #NSStorm

Got some good moderate to heavy frost here in Hammonds Plains this morning #nswx #NSStorm

Seen this on a FB group I’m in. Anyone driving on Highway 102 today (November 10th, 2025) should be aware of this. #nswx #NSstorm

Honestly you can’t beat this sunset here in Hammonds Plains #NSwx #NSstorm

If anyone is wondering about how serious these fires are in Newfoundland. They have made the top priority fires list for the National Wildfire Situation Report from Nat-Canada. #nlwx #nlwildfires cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/report

@radarscope.app @wxwise.app whoever introduces radar being available on Apple CarPlay (realistically just simple reflectivity) and showing a car for your current location will get a lifetime premium subscription from me right away. #RadarFeatureRequest

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